noun
1 increase in sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , exponential , significant , strong
▪
the exponential ~ in world population
▪ high
▪
The country is experiencing a period of high ~.
▪ real
▪
real GDP ~
▪ dramatic , enormous , impressive , phenomenal , spectacular , tremendous
▪ explosive , fast , rapid
▪
the explosive ~ of personal computers in the 1990s
▪ modest , slow , sluggish
▪
The factory has achieved a steady ~ in output.
▪ steady , sustainable
▪ low
▪
a vicious circle of low ~ and low productivity
▪ long-term
▪ future
▪ economic , industrial
▪ job , productivity , revenue , etc.
▪ population
VERB + GROWTH
▪ achieve , experience
▪ maintain , sustain
▪ accelerate , boost , encourage , foster , fuel , promote , spur , stimulate
▪ control , limit
▪
new measures to control the ~ of traffic on the roads
▪ slow
GROWTH + NOUN
▪ rate
▪
The economy enjoyed the highest ~ rate in Asia.
▪ potential , prospects
▪ pattern
▪ area , industry , market
▪
Communications technology has proved to be a ~ area.
▪ curve
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
There was a rapid ~ in the numbers of private cars.
PHRASES
▪ a rate of ~
2 growing
ADJECTIVE
▪ healthy , normal
▪
A good diet is vital for healthy ~.
▪ abnormal
▪ vigorous
▪ excessive
▪
the excessive ~ of algae in rivers
▪ new
▪ bacterial , cell , hair , muscle , plant , tumour/tumor , etc.
▪ intellectual , personal , spiritual
VERB + GROWTH
▪ encourage , stimulate
▪
Give the plants a good pruning to encourage ~.
▪ inhibit , retard ( esp. AmE ), stunt , suppress
▪
Lack of food had stunted his ~.
▪ affect
GROWTH + NOUN
▪ hormone
▪ defect
▪ spurt
▪ chart
3 abnormal lump in the body
ADJECTIVE
▪ cancerous , malignant
▪ benign
VERB + GROWTH
▪ have
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ on
▪
He had a cancerous ~ on his lung.